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A second man, Joshua Taylor, 27, of Ty Gwyn Road in Caersws, pleaded not guilty to a charge of intending to pervert the course of justice by allegedly making a false statement about the crash to the police.

Judge Rhys Rowlands rebailed both yesterday pending a trial, which is estimated to last five days, on February 12 next year.

Mold Crown Court

Mr Bennett, from Llanidloes, was airlifted to the Royal Stoke University Hospital after suffering serious injuries in the road crash, but later died in hospital.

At the time his father Paul Bennett paid tribute to his son, who he said was known by his friends and family “as a gentle giant for his caring nature”.